Hi everyone, I had surgery for CP a year ago and wrote a few posts last fall. I'll repeat what I said then, that this forum was incredibly useful to me hearing what other people had gone through....
Snurse611, It's normal to be scared. I was terrified by the idea of surgery for over 2 years and my symptoms were variable enough that my doctors didn't press surgery. I tried a series of drugs and...
Sherwood, Your surgeon's image of a fist clutching the heart is similar to what my surgeon told me post surgery, that both my ventricles were being "squished" by my tough pericardium. That had been...
Ben, Raul, My pericarditis was probably caused by a virus. One theory I've read is that even after the body fights off the virus, our immune system can be fooled into thinking that the virus is still...
April74 and GerogiaDawg, Your recent posts reminded me of the difficulty I had getting a clear diagnosis and treatment plan when I came down with pericarditis 3 years ago. Most internists and many...